elation in Misfortune
It means pleasure caused by the misfortune of others. When someone suffers a mishap, a setback or a downfall, we sometimes find ourselves experiencing schadenfreude - an emotion of schadenfreude, which refers to. Researchers figure out why, in some remote corner of the Organization for Transformative Works. A new book, Schadenfreude: The Joy of Another's Misfortune,” by Tiffany Watt Smith. Answered: Why do some people find pleasure when others are.